The Rangers are now the heavy favorites to acquire J.T. Miller after the Hurricanes traded for Mikko Rantanen.
Boston Bruins are in desperate need of a number-one center. J.T. Miller would be a good fit for them. They have been talking to Vancouver about both players. The Bruins might have to send Pavel Zacha or Brandon Carlo back in the deal. Would the Bruins want to give up on Matthew Poitras? They just drafted him.
The three-team trade didn't involve Vancouver, but it may impact the Canucks more than anyone else in the NHL.
Where does the NHL's biggest in-season trade in decades leave the Canes, Avs and Blackhawks ... and the Canucks and Rangers? Let's dig in.
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In the NHL, all news is local. The blockbuster trade that saw Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall, and Martin Necas end up on new teams has shaken the league, but it mi
Mikko Rantanen’s blockbuster trade to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday is still making waves. The Finnish forward was reportedly in the dark about leaving the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2022. In a farewell message posted on Instagram on Sunday night, Rantanen all but confirmed he didn't know about the move.
The word “blockbuster” gets thrown around a little too often in today’s NHL, often for trades unworthy of the term, in the same way that anything might feel like a five-star meal to a starving man. But the deal that dropped on Friday night? That one deserves the title, no questions asked.
The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forwards Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-team trade.
The NHL’s trade season is upon us, and the weather forecast is cloudy, with a chance of blockbuster deals. The Colorado Avalanche sent shockwaves through the NHL last weekend, facilitating a three-team trade to move superstar winger Mikko Rantanen.
Well, this one caught everyone by surprise. As first reported by Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, the Carolina Hurricanes acquired forward Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche in a three-team deal that also saw the Canes acquire Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday afternoon.